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Radio personality Tammie Holland dies
A longtime voice on St. Louis radio airwaves has been silenced. Tammie Holland passed away after a years-long battle with cancer. Her former on-air partner Tony Scott remembers Holland as being genuine in her love of people and the city.
MLB (7/20): Royals take down ChiSox, Cardinals split doubleheader
(KMAland) -- The Royals won another one over the White Sox while the Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Braves on Saturday in MLB. Check out the scoreboard and statistical leaders below. REGIONAL MLB SCOREBOARD. Atlanta Braves 3 St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Game 1) •Masyn Winn: 2/5, 3B (4), R.
Man’s body found in street after Saturday afternoon shooting
Homicide detectives were called to the scene of a shooting Saturday afternoon in the 800 block of Wall Street. A call came in around 2 p.m. about a man who was shot and killed. Police found the man's body in the middle of the street.
Journey of Hope stops in St. Louis to raise disability awareness
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A group bicycling across the country to raise awareness and money for people with disabilities stopped in St. Louis on Saturday on their way to our nation’s capital. Journey of Hope is a decades-long tradition where riders cross the country to spread...
Illinois’ Favorite Ice Cream Flavor is Kind of Shocking
National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 21 and you most definitely want to celebrate. But will you celebrate with something more exciting than Illinois' favorite ice cream flavor?. Pretty much every day, there's a 'National' holiday. Some of them are actual holidays when we don't have to go to...
Cannon McIntosh Maneuvers to the Top with POWRi National Midgets and Xtreme at Spoon River Speedway
Belleville, IL. (7/20/24) Cannon McIntosh would ride the high line to success of Spoon River Speedway to earn his twenty-fifth career feature win with the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, on Saturday Night’s exhilarating action after leading the final ten laps.
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese has new Chief Administrative Officer
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese has a new Chief Administrative Officer. Amanda Ennen has been promoted to the position from her role as Chief Nursing Officer. The promotion is one of four made by the HSHS ministries in the Southern Illinois Market. Michael Janis has been promoted to...
Valmeyer 12-year-old sets home run record in Cooperstown derby
VALMEYER, Ill. — The village of Valmeyer, Illinois has a population of about 1,200 people. 12-year-old Jace Wuelling is one of those residents, and he happens to have the biggest bragging rights in town. Jace and his 12U MOCO Tribe teammates were recently playing in a tournament at the...
Missouri Fraternal Order of Police criticizes campaign ad
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Fraternal Order of Police is criticizing a candidate in the race for Attorney General. The police organization is upset about an ad linked to Republican Will Scharf’s campaign. They claim the commercial politicizes the 2023 murder of Hermann Police Department Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith. The organization believes the ad jeopardizes […]
NFL Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over Private Video Of Multi-Million Dollar 3-Story Luxury Suite Inside Arrowhead Stadium That Chiefs Owner Clark Hunt Built For Himself
NFL fans are in awe over the luxurious multi-million dollar suite Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt built for himself in Arrowhead Stadium, the team’s home venue. Kansas City has emerged as the NFL’s golden franchise under Clark Hunt’s ownership. They have won three Super Bowls in five years, becoming the first team to win back-to-back titles last season since the 2003 and ’04 New England Patriots.
Hoots crash, Catfish steal victory to keep playoff hopes alive
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The O’Fallon Hoots looked to be holding the Cape Catfish’s offense to a standstill, Saturday night at Capaha. Then, the Hoots imploded. Leading 3-0 over their division rivals, O’Fallon let Cape load the bases up, with the Catfish scoring two runs via walks. 3-2. And then, things really fell apart.
As a scholar, he’s charted the decline in religion. Now the church he pastors has closed its doors
They gathered one last time on Sunday — the handful of mostly elderly members of First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The members, joined by well-wishers, said the Lord’s Prayer, recited the Apostle’s Creed and heard a biblical passage typically used at funerals, “To everything there is a season ... a time to be born, and a time to die.” They sang classic hymns — “Amazing Grace,” “It Is Well With My Soul” and, poignantly, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.”
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